Due
to the injury of Sharks' excellent setter (and an overall fantastic
player) Felipe and the absence of our very own 'chocolate queen' (and a
phenomenal player!) Karina, the team had to adjust their line-up. After
numerous e-mail and face-to-face discussions, and a couple of test games
on Thursday,
the captain Andrey settled on the following: Helen & Tomas for the
'middle', Andrey & Flora for the 'outside', Stefano for setting and
Izzy to play opposite. This line-up worked well, the team played great
volleyball and demonstrated their usual fighting spirit which resulted
in two wins on the day, each in 2 sets! Well done Sharks!
Sharks vs Spikeos 3
The
games started with Sharks losing a serve, after which the teams traded
a few points until Tomas got hold of the ball at 4:4. On his service
Sharks got ahead by 2 points, then lost a point, then again won 2 points
on Andrey's serve and from that point on the game pretty much continued
in the same way until the end of the set at 25:19 to Sharks! It always
takes a bit of time for Sharks to get up to speed, this set was no
exception - only really by the end of the set Sharks seemed to start
playing their usual level of volleyball.
The
first half of the second set the teams were neck and neck until about when the
score went into double digits, and then fantastic consistent service
from Flora, Tomas and Izzy put Sharks so far ahead of the competition
that Spikeos 3 seem to have given up and lost the set at 25:13.
MVP: Izzy
Sharks vs Spikeos 1
Sharks'
assessment of the competition put Spikeos 1 in the first place in terms
of how challenging the teams would be. This proved to be accurate,
Spikeos 1 had 3 strong hitters and 2 good ladies + 1 phantom lady
player. However, this did not present a serious challenge for Sharks in
the first set, from the start Sharks were leading by 5 points mainly due
to excellent serve by Stefano. Spikeos never really caught up with
Sharks, comfortable set for Sharks ended at 25:22.
Early
on in the second set Sharks got in trouble. Andrey called a time-out at
0:5, Sharks re-set themselves quickly and started fighting back.
Spikeos did not give up and kept pressing hard, and the score reached 2:13
to Spikes! Then the Sharks finally defended well and scored a point,
and Tomas got hold of the ball on the serve. Consistent serve and a
fantastic team effort followed, and now the Sharks are close behind 9:13. More fighting and good effort on both sides, Sharks class and great team psychology eventually brought them up to 21:21.
Now it's about who has better nerves... and it was Sharks of course,
which they demonstrated numerous times before. As our team name suggests,
Sharks know no pain, and no fear! The team pulled forward as one - a
warrior spirit at its best! The final score for the set is 25:23 to
Sharks!
MVP: Flora
Written by Andrey
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